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11 July 1969 (USA) moreTagline:
He crowded a lifetime into 37 suspenseful hours!Plot:
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle." full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Not One of Poitier's Best moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Jason Higgs |
 | Joanna Shimkus | ... | Cathy Ellis |
| Al Freeman Jr. | ... | Dennis Lawrence |
| Michael Tolan | ... | Insp. Carl Hamilton |
| Leon Bibb | ... | Eddie Moxie |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Barnes |
 | David Steinberg | ... | Photographer |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Sally Carter (aka Dorothy Starr) |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Orville Turner |
| Bernie Hamilton | ... | Reggie Page |
| Dick Anthony Williams | ... | Ronald (as Richard Anthony Williams) |
| Dolph Sweet | ... | Police Captain |
| Arnold Williams | ... | Terry |
| Virginia Capers | ... | Theresa |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Diane Lawrence |
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The Lost Man is notable for several things, none of which includes it being a great example of cinema. Sidney Poitier's future wife, Joanna Shimkus. co-starred with him in this film. It's notable for being one of the first films of Poitier where he is trying to buck the system, rather than fit it. In most of his earlier films, he was always dealing with the problems of being a black man in a mostly white society, while living a respectable and useful existence. In this film, he plays a black revolutionary who is robbing "The Man's" bank in order to finance his group's activities. This group is a shadowy, seemingly monolithic entity that remains enigmatic throughout the film.
No one is horrible in this movie. It just doesn't stand up very well. If Poitier's black militant group had been more like the Black Panthers instead of what the Panther would have liked to have been, the movie might seem more of a product of its times. Instead, it comes like a black revolutionary fable. Interesting, but not compelling.